“James Carman, bestselling author of ‘HyperParanøid: An Ascension Story,’ pushes the boundaries of sci-fi with his gripping graphic novel. Set in a dystopian future where the Solar Republic’s resources are being stolen and the sun’s energy is being drained by the alien Eon Breeders, the story centers on LC, an AI hybrid who holds the key to their destruction. Teaming up with a group of unlikely rebels, LC must race against time and overcome deep mistrust to escape captivity. Can they overthrow their oppressors and save their world?”

By Lisa Patrick, Entertainment Monthly News

Illustrated by Jaf Farkas.
Foreword by R. Crumb.
Introduction by ufologist, Linda Moulton Howe.
Cover art by Kamora Jones.

James Carman is inspired by the worldly and otherworldly. He creates content that looks behind the veil of consensual reality, examining what most are ready to ignore. His art is for the curious and brave. It is for those who want humanity to evolve spiritually.

James is an accomplished and award-winning filmmaker and cinematographer. His feature length documentary, ‘The Hidden Hand; Alien Contact and the Government Cover-up that explores the phenomena of Alien Contact, has won 5 awards and is distributed internationally. He has also shot many feature films that were screened in festivals and theaters worldwide: (Sundance, Cannes, Berlin, and Toronto film festivals.) Five films he shot were shown at the MoMA retrospective of Bruce LaBruce.

He shot 10 films about sexual criminals for Shu Lea Cheang’s 3x3x6. They were the centerpiece of the Taiwan Pavilion at the 2019 Venice Biennale. In 2023, he produced his most recent short Bitter Brownies, which has won over 27 awards.

In creating HyperParanoid, he made use of all of his skills as an award-winning director, film maker and script writer together with Jaf Farkas, who helped bring to life James’ vision and film language. Together they wove a futuristic, dystopian sci-fi tale rich on love, cruelty and magic, “a stark interpretation of the world we already live in,” which uniquely mixes humor, prophetic and riveting story telling, and music. James is known to burst into song with his close friends – some times encouraged to stay and play his guitar and at other times, excused from the premises. His uplifting and quirky humor shines through the inventive, archetypal and creative playground of Hyperparanoid.